The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
MurlLArrn AAoNEY.


Rules EsEulatinr ths Redemption q
NFora-Oue Paper monsy.
''Are many mHfilated notes presented
for redemption, asked q reporter Of Q
clerk in the United States sub-Treasury
on Wall street '.Yes, more than the
public has any idea Of. " he replied; and
the Obhging clerk st once volunteered
70 initiate the reporter into the work.
ings Of the department. having ehsrgJ
Of that particular branch The chiei
rules regulating the work sre IS fol-
lows:
Paragraph is reads: Mutiiated DATED Statsa
nOtss. Fold oerdncates and silver cerfifcates
are reasonable b. the Treasurer only, a. q dis
e0ent Of ten per os1t Of the face value for each
tsnfh q the original proportioa missing IN any
part O. place provided not less than 0ue-half D
The whole note Il presented
Psagrsph r. Fragments less thaa half anr
notes s1bsoct % discount under paragraph =
ere rsdsemable - the faoe value o. the Who'll
note when accompanied b - aaidaFit q Ne
owner or other persons haVing knoEledgs o. ne
tActs nat the missing portio1s have been
totally destroyed
OfNatiOnal bank notes Il says:
Paragraph a. Notes squAliins OF sEesedins
thrss-hfIhs q her original proportionG. snd
bearing the name Of The bank and the signature
Of one Of rs oincers. are re1seuAbls - thsir fu
fhce Talus
Paragraph e. Notes Of which less than thrss
acths remain, o. from which Ooth signatures
are lacking. ere COT rodsansd b. ths Treasure,
but should BE- presented for redemption 70 he
bank o. iEgaa
More 81. - and s notes are redeemed
thsn Of any other denominations Notes
were shown 70 the reporter that were
soollowed torn In half. with corners
missing. holes the size Of q silver dol
lar. seemingly taken out Of the center
Of the note. and some so thin that more
handling would reduce them 20 shredS
The silver certificates Of 81 and - were
we'll represented. even though In cir
culatlOn but 8 year. They were prinei-
pally torn; not worn. IS In the other
nases A piece Of glass the exact size
Of 8 nOte. divided into squares and OBJ
longs. Is used 10 measure the size Of the
mutilstiOns. One-half Of the glass Is
divided into FIVE parts, formed by lines
cut horizontal with the ends-eaoh OBJ
long being one-tsnth Of the glass. The
other half Is cut into twenty squares.
each representing one-fortieth Of the
glass. This glass, when laid upon q
note. At once reveals the extent Of the
mutilatiOn-
The money Is received and examined
BY q special clerk. who. after returning
the proper amount 70 the person pre-
senting Il, turns the note or notes 70 =
clerk whose duty 1t Is TO pack and pre-
pare the same for shipment to Wash
ington. A large stack Of bills was be-
fore the last clerk and he was busy as
sorting them according - their demon
nations They are then put into pack
ages Of one hundred notes. Then ten
packages are tied together. forming 4
bundle containing one thousand bills
Silver certificates are perforated before
being packed.
The bundles are expressed to Wash
lngton. where the notes are reduced TO
q pulp. which. in turn. Is nodded into
various shapes and sold to curiosity
hunters.
More than $4,000. 900 in mutilated
notes nre redeemed each year at the
Sub-Tressury.-M = Commercial ID
,.a,-fs.ar